Category Archives: Carl Sampson

Time to get back to the wheel

Posted on November 20, 2011 by pokersharkpool

I realise that I haven’t been posting much lately but I haven’t been playing much poker either. I really think that the days are gone when I play poker full time and I simply do not want to do that … Continue reading →

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Why short stacking works

Posted on November 9, 2011 by pokersharkpool

Despite the fact that many online poker sites are/have increasing their buy-in levels from 20bb to 30-35bb then you may be forcing players to play more post flop poker but don’t think for one minute that you are deterring the … Continue reading →

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Earn rates are not conclusive

Posted on November 2, 2011 by pokersharkpool

I was asked something today by Richard at Top15Poker regarding the validity of earn rates. This is a fascinating topic because what exactly is an earn rate and how can we establish one in online poker games? Well let me … Continue reading →

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A tale of two philosophies

Posted on October 31, 2011 by pokersharkpool

The November Nine will soon be upon us again and does it only seem a year since the last time? I was talking to someone down at my local pub the other night who asked my opinion on the best … Continue reading →

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Taking your finger off the pulse in online poker

Posted on September 8, 2011 by pokersharkpool

Whenever you play online poker then you are in fact entering into a highly complex moving dynamic. You can find someone with a great earn rate over say 1 million hands but if those million hands have been compiled over … Continue reading →

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The Holy Grail is reached

Posted on January 6, 2011 by pokersharkpool

It has been ages since my last post but I need to make you aware that on the 29th December I passed the $10,000 mark with my $100-$10,000 challenge. I never ever want to do anything like this again as … Continue reading →

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Need to get Technical

Posted on November 5, 2010 by pokersharkpool

I think it is becoming pretty self evident that my blog will not be a daily one. I have been really trying to become more active on my blog but my workload is just seeing me slip time after time. … Continue reading →

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Blast from the past

Posted on October 19, 2010 by pokersharkpool

One of my former backers came looking me up this week and asked me if I were still interested in playing the $25-$50 levels and if I thought that there was any value in them. It is always nice to … Continue reading →

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Becoming a rakeback pro

Posted on October 11, 2010 by pokersharkpool

The term “rakeback pro” is something that has been in common parlance now for quite some time in online cash poker games. As a poker writer and player of some years then many people expect me to basically be something … Continue reading →

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Staying around long enough

Posted on September 13, 2010 by pokersharkpool

If you want to get the best out of PokerTracker then you are going to have to play so that your statistics are meaningful. I didn’t use any kind of tracker program for ages until about 2008 simply because I … Continue reading →

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